Navina Jafa, New Delhi

The history of performance spaces of most Indian Classical dances is stereotyped as one from temple to court to stage. Amidst COVID-19 pandemic, the International Dance...

The ethos of Lockdown provides the opportunity to develop inventive perspectives on the dance content. Dr. Kapila Vatsyayayan the iconic thinker on dance and arts...

The COVID-19 lockdown has allowed dancers a space to reflect. I prompted dancers Purva Dhanashree (Vilasini Natyam), Arupa Lahiry (Bharatanatyam), Shashwati Garai Ghosh (Odissi) and...

Super-hit Bollywood films Anarkali, Pakheezah, Bhumika, Umrao Jaan or the South Indian film Sringaraam conjure a romantic vision of a set of women artists in...

The unprecedented occurrence of the Corona Lockdown provides a unique opportunity for dancers and musicians to meditate, revise and think deeply. The Manthan or churning...

Heroes born as history makers yield the past With conquest to invoke for the present – Xaela San Contemporary is embedded in Tradition “It is...

The performances by Divya Ravi (Bharatnatyam) and Abhayalakshmi (Odissi) in September’s Double Bill Concert Series of the India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi provided interesting...

Abhinaya, an important part of the Indian Classical Dance happens in stillness and evolves from written words to the world of images. As a phenomenon,...

The India International Centre (IIC) in New Delhi is intriguingly distinguished in the manner the institution crafts and presents in unequivocal manner programs that provide...

In my new video article, Hindustani Music Exponent – Dr. Subhadra Desai and Carnatic Music Exponent Smt. Sudha Raghuraman respond to the Painting by –...